The Lorien boats 2019

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May 10, 2019 at 1:20 pm #946
Theobald
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Well, I don’t know if anyone around here has also tried to assemble those three Lorien boats. – I wonder what your experiences about that are.
May 10, 2019 at 1:20 pm #37824
Theobald
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Well, I don’t know if anyone around here has also tried to assemble those three Lorien boats. – I wonder what your experiences about that are.
May 10, 2019 at 2:44 pm #37827
Milo
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My 3 lorien boats are still unpacked. I will let you know once I have tried.
May 10, 2019 at 4:27 pm #37838
Theobald
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Huomm … I think you better leave them there in the blisters, Master Milo … just to keep you from massive disappointment in terms of a mass of non-fitting parts. – Huom … That Boromir-figure simply is a pure nuisance to assemble though I did not need to assemble Boromir’s right eyebrow to his face …. and believe me that I have assembled quite a lot of miniatures (from other companies, too) …
just to put an Ent (err … end, of course) to it: I’ll be off here very soon …
May 10, 2019 at 5:20 pm #37839
hsf62
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A very unhappy Ent…
If I buy a figure in parts I expect the parts to fit together! It’s not like I convert a mini and have to make the parts fit.
May 10, 2019 at 5:27 pm #37841
ddaines
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Having assembled all three, I would say try and persevere, but do be prepared for frustrations. As mentioned elsewhere, I have purchased two of each (three of Legolas and Gimli – I am a masochist I know :rolleyes:), and have found Boromir’s arm a source of frustration on both; I have ended up with one almost correct and another ….. well it will do ; getting the legs to sit correctly is also a bit fiddly .

I think it is getting the alignment right and applying adhesive that sets PDQ that is essential, and the trickiest part – with these figures this is a ‘must’ to get them sitting correctly in the boats.

I have tried holding the pieces in place using Blue-Tac (not sure if that is the name elsewhere – the sticky stuff that you can stick posters to walls etc.) and then superglue with an accelerator. This has been moderately successful, just use adhesive sparingly and try and avoid getting it on the blue-tac as well. Possibly gluing the seats in place might help and avoid things slipping about (let the adhesive dry thoroughly before removing the Blue-Tac).

I am also finding that it is my eyesight and fingers that seem to have got bigger, that are causing me to have issues with the fiddly bits as I am sure there have been many other previous releases with small fiddly bits to deal with :rolleyes:

So try and persevere, I personally feel indebted to Tom for making this happen and assembly issues aside, love these sets
May 11, 2019 at 9:07 am #37843
hsf62
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Having said what I have said is because I don’t have these MZ/MX and there for can’t judge how easy or uneasy it is to assemble the parts.
What I mean is that the parts should fit easy together without the possibility that the parts can be glued on at any angle.

I dont think I would have any problems to assemble these MZ/MX figures as long as I’m still able to repair swords for the Mithril figures using a 0.4mm drill bit free hand to drill the holes….

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May 11, 2019 at 10:40 am #37845
Theobald
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ddaines wrote:

So try and persevere, I personally feel indebted to Tom for making this happen and assembly issues aside, love these sets

David, so do I also feel. Thank you very much, Tom.
May 12, 2019 at 7:24 pm #37848
ddaines
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hsf62 wrote:

Having said what I have said is because I don’t have these MZ/MX and there for can’t judge how easy or uneasy it is to assemble the parts.
What I mean is that the parts should fit easy together without the possibility that the parts can be glued on at any angle.

I dont think I would have any problems to assemble these MZ/MX figures as long as I’m still able to repair swords for the Mithril figures using a 0.4mm drill bit free hand to drill the holes….

[imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/6_m9_sword.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/6_m9_sword.jpg[/imgz][imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/6_m9_sword1.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/6_m9_sword1.jpg[/imgz][imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/6_m9_sword_2.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/6_m9_sword_2.jpg[/imgz][imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/6_m9_sword_3.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/6_m9_sword_3.jpg[/imgz]

I think ideally you need three hands for the boats 😆
May 13, 2019 at 2:17 pm #37849
Maenas
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ddaines wrote:

…/ and applying adhesive that sets PDQ that is essential

Haven’t tried it, but I know about a glue that sets within seconds without being cyanoacrylate… it was used by shoshie’s magnificient mini paintings, but I can’t remember the exact brand/name…
https://www.facebook.com/Shoshiesminis/

The one I knew about was similar to this brand, but not exactly this one:
https://www.permabond.com/products/uv-glue-uv-adhesive/
May 13, 2019 at 4:46 pm #37850
hsf62
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Master ddaines,

if need be I do have 4 hands…

[imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/6_20190513_182021.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/6_20190513_182021.jpg[/imgz]
May 13, 2019 at 9:50 pm #37851
Theobald
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Oh, Master Hsf62, I have a similar “machine” but mine has also a nice large and movable magnifying glass at the top. Anyway, it’s a very useful tool.
May 14, 2019 at 5:00 pm #37852
hsf62
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Theobald wrote:

Oh, Master Hsf62, I have a similar “machine” but mine has also a nice large and movable magnifying glass at the top. Anyway, it’s a very useful tool.

This one had… a magnifying glass aswell…:rolleyes:
May 16, 2019 at 9:44 am #37858
Gerold
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I made the boats all 3 of them. The figures are indeed a bit tricky, especially Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn and Boromir. Not the hobbits. I first painted the parts, before assembling. After painting I glued the parts with superglue. Legs were not easy because there are no holes to fit them in, so you have to guess what should be the right position of the legs. But I managed to do it, and if I can do it, so can you.
I posted pictures in the TAPROOM 4.
September 23, 2019 at 9:59 am #38004
imisel
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I have forgot about this two. Just ordered the two MX boats.
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